Washing-machine.



J. B. HUDSON.

WASHING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED 950.15, 1910;

1,041,793. Patented 001;. 22, 1912.

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WITNESSES. INVENTOR. "4 m James E.0 -Smn.

ATTORNEY.

J; E. HUDSON. WASHING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED DEO.15, 1910.

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LVVE/VTOR. I James E Hadson.

E T A A A Z'TORNEY.

J. E. HODSON. WASHING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED DEG.15, 1910.

Patented Oct. 22, 1912.

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[NVE/VTOR. James E 3 W] T NESSES:

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-"I'ndia napolis, county of 'Marion, of Indiana; have inventeda certain useful Washing-Machine and I do hereby Y declare- Tool/Z whom it may'eoncern:

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Henson, of and State @Be it known that I, James E.

that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being to V c mvan in drawings.

' The object of thisinvent'ion is to provide an improved construction of a washing ma chine of the pneumatic type.

' The" features ofthe invention will be understood from the accompanying drawings and the "following description and claims. f In the drawings-Figure 1 is a front elevation of the washing machine. Fig. 2'is an.

elevation of the right hand side .-thereof.

Fig. 3 is a plan viewthereof; Fig. 4 is section on the line 4'4. of Fig. 1. Fig. 5,is a verticalsection onthe line 55 of Fig. 3. Fig; 6 is a side elevation of a pounder and the lower part of a rackbar which is se- 9 cured .thereto, parts thereof being broken "away. f/Fig. 7 is abottom View of a pounder.

-Fig. 8 isa vertical section on the-line 88 p of 7. *Fig. 9 is-a section on the line 99 of Fig. Fig. 10 is apl'anview of a perforated false bottom. -Fig. 11 is a section therethrough. Fig. 12 is'a side elevatin-n of the upper part of the device'with the *pounders and associated parts elevated out of the-tuber tank and turned to one side out of the way. Fig. 13 is a vertical transverse section through the lower part'of the tub or tank I a In detail a tank or tub IO-is supported by removable legs 11. The tank has a bottom 12 upon which a perforated false bottom 13 is removably located to keep the clothes out of contact with the bottom 12 when itis heated by a burner 14 mounted below the bottom 12 and on the upper end of a gas pipe 15. The gas pipe is held in place by a cross bar 16'that is secured to an annular flange 17 of the tank or tub '10, see Fig. 13. 18 is a pipe in the nature of a flue leading from the region near the burner below the tank or tub 10. 19 is a drain spout on the tub or tank and a drain attachment 20 is provided onthe side of the tank where a wringer is adapted to be secured, the drip ping therefrom draining-back into the tank by holes 21, shown by dotted lines in Fig. 12.

The tank or tub is cylindrical and a casing 25 telescopes into the tank and has a wall which extends down about half way to the "reas es me- 1 a, v

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-- 'botton1 thereof and which ismountedlon a crank rod 26,-'the vertical portion of which rod is slid'able in a slotguitle 27 securedto the tank. A pin 28, eXte'ndsp-from the rodin porting the rod in its-elevated position; from the top of the guide;

'jecting through the slot of the guide and, a

nut 30 onsaid pinis used to 'clampthe rod .with the guide'so as to hold the rod at any desired elevation. The purpose of'this is-to "enable the casing25 and the "Washing mecharo-und to one sidewithout-being vation of these parts is efi'ec'tedby av handle 31 on a doublecable 32-that extends from pulleys 33 in brackets 34at'the1side ofthe guide near its upper end and'dow-n to anut horizontal area of'thetank or tub.- {Each pcunder'is clamped tofthe lowerendi of a tical guide 42-secured-to theatop of the casing 25 byscrews43. These rack bars-are rockshaft 46' mounted. inbearings 47 :on the top ofthe casing25. "At each endofsaid;

shaft 46 two oppositely located asegmental gears integral with each other are shown and there is also an upper extension 48 to which an arm 49 is secured and ahandle bar 50 is fastened in the outer end of each of said arms 49. The result is that there are two pairs of segmental gears, one at each side of the machine, and each pair of gears operates two pounders in opposite directions, one going up. while one goes down. These parts may be so arranged with relation to each other that the diagonally opposite pounders will move in the same direction atv the same time.

Referring to the construction of each pounder, as shown'in. Figs. 6, 7 and 8, the

elevated bottom about an inch above the bottom, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 6. and as shown inFi'g. 8. Through the bottom 60 there are some holes 61 and sursaid guide through the slot-therein fonsup:

There is-:a pin 29 =pro-. Y

secured to the lower end of the rod 26;,

' rack bar 41 that extends up through a verpounders 40 flare downwardly and have ananism associated therewith to be elevated Y and swung -;entirely separated from'the tank. Theelea v e I There are four pounders40 provi'dedgeach.

'a'ctuated'by segmental gears 45 secured to a and has holes 63 in its wall.

rounding the holes there is a downwardly extending flange 62 that'tapers inwardly Between the holes 61 there is a downwardly extending cup 64. The parts 62 and 64 extend almost to the bottom of the pounder. The upper tapering portion of the pounder has some openings 66 which are covered by rounded tapering plates 67, shown in- Fig. 6, which are closed excepting at their lower ends.

This particular construction of the-pounder is for the pur ose of enabling the water to ass up rapi y through the ,pounder when it goes down on the clothes and also'to prevent the clothes from closing the openings in the bottom of the pounder so as to prevent the water passing up therethrough,

and to do this withoutin the least diminlshing the'suction effect of the pounders. The insertible top' 25 is held in position in the tank 10, not only by the means heretofore described, but also by a spring catch bar 70 which engages said top 25 and extends loosely through a bracket 71 secured to the side of the tank 10 and is vertically slottedand clamped by a clamp 72 which extends through said slot. This bar 70 is situated opposite the guide 27. I claim as my invention:

1. Awashing machine including a circular tank open at the top, a circular casing of slightly lessdiameter than the tank and open at the bottom and closed at the top and insertible in said tank, means mounted '11).

connection with said tank so as to be'vertically adjustable for supporting said casing in the tank and to which the casing is connected so that theicasing may be vertically adjusted and agitatin apparatus mounted in connection with sai casing.

2. A washing machine including a circular tank open at the top, a circular casing of slightly less diameter than the tank open at the bottom and closed at the top and in sertible insaid tank, a bent rod mounted in connection with the tank so as to be ver the tank.

tically adjustable for supporting said teasing in the tank and with a horizontal portion projecting over the top of the casing and with'which'rod the casing is centrally connected so as to be oscillatory, means secured on top,of the casing and overlying said rod for limiting the oscillatory movement of the casing with reference to said rod, and agitating appa 'atus mounted in .55

connection with said tank;

.3. A washing machine includin a tank open at the top, a basing of slig tly less diameter than the tank and insertible in the tank and open at the bottom and closed at the top, agitating apparatus mounte'd in connection with said casing, a bent'rod having horizontal and vertical portions and with the horizontal portion extending over and connected with-'saidcasing, a vertic guide secured to the tank in which the V813 tical portionof said rod is mounted, means for clamping said rod in said guide, and a pinin said rod adapted to rest-upon the top of the guide and support the rod and agitating apparatus and on a higher level than a handle secured to said cables, whereby said agitating apparatus can be elevated and swung to one's'ide'. z

In witness whereof, I have hereunto affixe'd my signature in the presence of the witnesses herein named.

, JAMES E. nonsou. -Witnesses G. H. Benin, 1 J. H. WnLLs, p

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